Background: In addition to hypertension or diabetes, elderly people are also considered one of the high-risk groups for chronic kidney disease ... from the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

Slayman, 62, died in May, two months after receiving the transplant. Since then, there has been no public disclosure of his cause of death. Immediately following Slayman’s passing, doctors said they ...

The death of Rick Slayman, the first man to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically engineered pig, was caused by an ...

Doctors say that Richard Slayman's body did not reject a pig kidney modified to become more compatible with human biology.

Richard Slayman lived for less than two months after he received a genetically engineered pig kidney after living with Type 2 ...

Dr. Mallika Marshall said the fact that Rick Slayman's body didn't reject the kidney, it gives hope to others awaiting organ ...

First person to receive genetically edited pig kidney transplant dies unexpectedly, no signs of rejection. Surgeon shares details in panel discussion.

The annual Tampa Pig Jig returned to ... after hurricanes "For me, I had kidney failure within 18 months," Wellman told FOX 13. "I went from being 25, really healthy, to being on the brink of ...

Following Slayman's case, a New York hospital last April performed the world's second transplant of a modified pig kidney into 54-year-old Lisa Pisano. Organ shortages are a chronic problem worldwide.

Purespring Therapeutics is uncorking new preclinical data showing the candidate reduced kidney scarring and fibrosis in mice and safely delivered a gene to pig kidneys. The results were presented ...

Apart from checking kidney health, one of the most effective ways to maintain kidney health is to maintain adequate hydration. Drinking sufficient water aids in flushing out the toxins from the ...